Windrush Day Of Action: BBC News Coverage

Great coverage by BBC on our #WindrushDayOfAction and you can watch here. 

My Thoughts on Windrush Day. #WindrushDayOfAction

Watch my live video commentary on all things #WindrushDay #WindrushDayOfAction

Reflection on Mental Health Week On #LeeJaspersDriveTime talking to Viv Ahmun discussing mental health among black men. #Blaksox

A series of great events you should attend...

Can I ask that you share these events ? we need to support each other by promoting each other on social media. We all know the mainstream media his nit intreated in this stuff, so you are our only support and we love you for that. Many thanks...

                                                      Save the Date #LegacyGala2018

                                                               Spread the word.

Winnie Mandela film, a portrait followed and Q&A: Blaksox in partnership with Kush Films.

 A tribute to our warrior African queen, Winnie Mandela. Hosted by our very own Patricia Lamour of GEEDA and in partnership with Kush Films OnlineThis will 

Pascale Lamche's beautiful documentary seeks to place Winnie in context as a revolutionary freedom fighter and mother of the nation. 

Blaksoks partnership events are almost always sold out. Make sure you book now to avoid disappointment and add your name to the Blaksox email database to ensure you get priority access to our events.

#WindrushTownHallLive Wed 9th May 2018 7pm GMT.

                                       Windrush Town Meeting Hall Live With Lee Jasper.

                                                  Tonight Weds May 9th 7pm - 9pm.

With special surprise guests, reports from around the country. lawyers, victims and key information for those affected. 

It's going to be explosive, live TV. 

Don't miss it...use the hashtag #WindrushTownHallLive to send in your comments or questions and please share this link far and wide. 

This is independent black political reporting live. Help us get the real story out there. Share. Share.Share

Watch live tonight from 7pm on 

 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=162240957772472&id=138256090170959

Recruiting for Code 7's Lambeth School Patrols

Lambeth struggles with increasing rates of youth violence. Last summer a series of after school fights took place that were serious and could have resulted in serious injury or worse. Possession of a knives by school children is rising as young children try and protect themselves from attack.

In response local charity Code Seven, held three community consultation meetings and as a result of community demand, Lambeth School Patrols was born.

We believe in self help and and are now ready to recruit people to its school patrols. We will offer training and a support package to volunteers. Please help us help ourselves and lets show London that black people are capable of taking action against violence.

Please share and attend. Book now on https://Ispcode7.eventbrite.co.uk

The Ultimate Black Professional and Community Legacy Gala 2017

When we fundraise our own money, we stand on our two feet and look our children proudly in the eyes with confidence, pride and we fear no-one. #LegacyGala2017 We stand proud in the eyes of all, when we sacrifice our today for a better tomorrow. 

We stand all fall on the extend that we truly adopt the  philosophy of the Jamaican national hero, the Honourable Marcus Garvey. Today, we need to adopt this philosophy as our primary strategy for success. 

The Garveyite philosophy of "do for self" and look to Africa has never been so important as it is today. In these deeply troubled times, financial independence and ensuring a global connectivity have to be the head cornerstone's of any sustainable foundation of the next generation's leadership.

As Brexit looms and uncertainty abounds, our children face a future where they will enjoy fewer opportunities for personal advancement, economic and social mobility than any other previous modern day generation. 

It's vital that we prepare legacy organisations dedicated to providing the expertise and guidance that will support our next generation of young leaders. 

The Legacy Gala seeks to do just that; to raise our own finance to invest in our own young people, in developing ethical and effective next generation leaders

There can be no greater genetic or historic responsibility for any people. other than to ensure that they bequeath, to the next generation, their children, a world better that the one they inherited from their parents.

The Windrush generation worked hard, from can't see in the morning, till can't see at night, to ensure that they and their children, had a better future. 

This is the essential historic mission of all parents, all communities and nations.

Today we are in danger of bequeathing, to the next generation, a world in far worse state than the one we inherited. That would constitute an abandonment of our historic duty to push our communities forward and sacrifice today so that our children can benefit tomorrow.

This is our mission and today this work, investing in the future, financial independence, ethical and principled leadership is needed more than ever.

Such is the historic and some would say, the divine mission of the Legacy Gala. So join us as we celebrate black excellence and build strong foundations for the future. 

Buy advertising in the Legacy Magazine to access the UK Black professionals. Book tables to enjoy a night of sophistication, investment and opportunity. 

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Sarah Reed Guardian Article

Marylyn Reed Mother of Sarah 

"Those who failed Sarah Reed must be held to account #Justice4SarahReed Black women face deep levels of oppression. My latest Guardian article.

Read more here 

UK Black Groups Launch Unprecedented Legal Action Against Racism in the Workplace

On the day of a national UK march against racism and in an unprecedented legal challenge, a number of high profile, national British African, Caribbean and Asian organisations have just filed a historic legal precedent in the Supreme Court to protect the employment rights of Black, Asian and minority ethnic professionals such as police officers, doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, solicitors, barristers, judges and magistrates.  

Over 100,000 BME professionals may be affected by the ruling.

In a historic case due to be heard before the UK Supreme Court on 4^th May, the Metropolitan Police  Service are fighting to prevent an police officer, challenging her dismissal, by claiming that police disciplinary tribunals are protected by Judicial immunity. 

Police Misconduct tribunals are chaired by a lawyer appointed according to judicial appointment criteria. A decision by the Supreme Court is expected in September.

In addition, the UK Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is relying on the same argument, to argue that the three British Judges, currently suing the MOJ for race, sex discrimination and victimization, cannot bring their cases against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) and that every decision taken by nominated Judges investigating misconduct is exempt from the Equality Act.  

D Peter Herbert O.B.E., former Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, a Crown Court Recorder, and Immigration Judge, comments as Chair of Society of Black Lawyers,  

“This Amicus Curiae brief is a historic legal application summarising the institutional racism faced by BME professionals in a range of professional organisations including the police, medical, and legal profession. The action by the Metropolitan Police Service, supported by the Ministry of Justice would seek to restrict the principle of equality before the law and access to justice, undermining the Lawrence Inquiry recommendations in the process. The Supreme Court has to carefully examine the wider socio-economic consequences of their ruling in the case of P.” 

  

 Ismet Rawat, President, of the Association of Muslim Lawyers said, 

“If the Supreme Court decides to extend Judicial Immunity to disciplinary tribunals within the police force there is a reasonable likelihood that it will seriously undermine the ability of many BME professionals to challenge discrimination of all forms. This will be a retrograde step at a time of increasing racism generally, Islamophobia in particular and sexism in post-Brexit UK and the post-Trump world.  

It is somewhat ironic that the highest court of the land, which is now aware of the absence of diversity in the Judiciary must itself decide on a case that goes to the heart of who is truly able to enjoy equality before the law.  BME organisations will be watching with interest.” 

Lee Jasper, Co Chair of BARAC UK and former Policing Director for London and former Equalities lead for the London Criminal Justice Board (2000-2008) said,  

  

“
This case marks the beginning of a post Brexit legal civil rights strategy that a number of national black organizations are actively considering one of whose important aims is to substantially reduce racism in the workplace. Black professionals are catching hell in the workplace and for some who suffer racism, equality law as its currently stands offers them little to no protection.  

Black professionals are important and serve as role models for a black community suffering close to 50% youth unemployment. When our young people see that Black professionals suffer unfair race discrimination, they become disenchanted, angry and alienated from society.   

If post Brexit anti discriminatory laws are now to determined here in the UK, then we say that our aim should be no less than to substantively reduce race discrimination in the workplace in a matter of years, not decades.  

We find in our experience, that wherever 'discretion' is allowed in employment grievance and disciplinary processes, there you will find discrimination. With Black graduate unemployment rising remorselessly now's the time to act. We want to establish the primacy of UK equalities legislation in all aspect of employment law, particularly the area of work place race complaints.”    

Viv Ahmun of the social movement Blaksox stated,  

“This is not some theoretical legal case restricted to so called BME professionals but will affect the aspirations and lives of all BME communities for generations to come. Our role models and professional leaders are crucially important to lift our whole community. It is pointless for the Government to back the review into the disproportionate BME prison population being conducted by David Lammy M.P. on the one hand whilst with the other it seeks to remove equality for those that seek to break through the racial barriers within British society.”

Simon Wooley, the Director of Operation Black Vote commented, 

  

“We must keep up the fight: This landmark case strikes at everything we care about; justice, equality and accountability. Any backsliding undermines all three, and in effect tells Black communities that we care little for your hard won civil rights. 

At a time when Parliament itself is failing to represent the diversity of BME communities and only 22% of race and religious discrimination cases are successful in the Employment 
Tribunal it is a disgrace that the Metropolitan Police and Justice 
Department are seeking to restrict that further by hiding behind 
Judicial immunity.”

This action is also supported by: 

For further information please contact: -

Info@societyofblacklawyers.co.uk; 

Info@blaksox.com; 

D Peter Herbert O.B.E. :  07973 794 946 

Viv Ahmun : Blaksox: 07985 395 166; 

Lee Jasper : 07984 181797; 

Ismet Rawat : 07852 146056